Cherokee High School was founded in 1925 as Cherokee Vocational High School as it was the first designated vocational school in Colbert County. The school provides both academic and general diplomas and has dropped the "Vocational" part of the name. The first graduating class consisted of 22 students. The most recent class (2012) consisted of 54 graduating students.
The original high school building was located where the current gymnasium stands. As the school expanded with the end of segregation in 1968 the old high school became the junior high school. That building burned on January 21, 1971.[2] The original segregated school for African Americans became Cherokee Middle School and contained grades 5 through 8. That school closed at the end of the 2006/2007 school year and is being consolidated into Cherokee Elementary and Cherokee High Schools.
Cherokee High School has been notable for its sports teams through the years. Bud Mills (1950-1973, 1989), is a member of the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame. Mills had a career record of 152-81-4 during 25 years as a head coach. Garner Ezell (1983–85) led the Indians to Area Championships twice in three years, advancing to the Semi-finals in the 1984 season and the Quarter-finals in 1985. In 1985, the Indians recorded their first 12 win season while leading the area in most stats. Gene Mitchell (1990-2001), led the Indians to 6 consecutive playoff appearances (1996-2001) and back to back Region Championships in 1998-99. In the 2015-2016 football season assistant principal, Lymos McDonald took over as head coach. The next season, he led the boys to the first round of the state playoffs in 14 years. In the first round of the playoffs the Indians fell to Suminton Christian. Coach Lymos McDonald continues as head football coach now. In the 2017-2018 football season the Indians fought their way all the way to the 3rd round of the 1A State Playoffs before falling to Pickens County.
Baseballedit
From 1937 to 1950 not a lot has been found about Cherokee baseball. From 1951 to 1973 the school did not field a baseball team. Only the city league was available to the players. In 1974, Bud Mills started baseball again at the school and have fielded a team every year since then. Other than Mays and Mills, Brad Bradford and Richard Phillips are the only former coaches to this point to lead the Indians. Wade Turberville was the current coach of the Indians baseball team at that time.
Coach Richard Phillips, along with his long-time assistant Kenny Aycock, amassed 403 career victories in 29 years as the head coach. During those 29 years, he also led the Indians to 16 Area Championships and 19 Play-Off Appearances. Of those 19 appearances, 4 years ended in losses in the State Semi-finals, and 4 years ended as the State Runner-Up. 2002 was the last time the Indians made an appearance in the State Play-offs. They lost to Gordo in the State Semi-Finals during that year.
In 2017, Jerry Long and Scotty James took over the varsity boys team and led them to the first round of the state playoffs since 2002. They won the first round but fell to Cedar Bluff in the second round.
Basketballedit
The 2007-08 basketball team was ranked in the top 10 in the state for class 2A and led by long-time assistant Kenny Aycock. The 2008-2009 team made it to the playoffs and was three games away from making it to the state championship.
Notable alumniedit
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Cherokee High School Alabama news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2017 Learn how and when to remove this message Cherokee High School is located in Cherokee Alabama and serves the western portion of Colbert County as part of the Colbert County School system It is located along County Road 21 North Pike Cherokee High SchoolCHSAddress850 High School DriveCherokee Alabama 35616United StatesInformationTypeSecondary SchoolEstablished1925 99 years ago 1925 School districtColbert County SchoolsCEEB code010655PrincipalPam WorshamTeaching staff16 34 FTE 1 Grades7 12Enrollment234 2019 20 1 Student to teacher ratio14 32 1 Color s Blue and vegas gold MascotIndiansAccreditationSouthern Association of Colleges and SchoolsACT average25 8 in 2009YearbookHobacheeFight songThe VictorsWebsitewww wbr colbertk12 wbr org wbr CHSOriginally named Cherokee Vocational High School Contents 1 History 2 Athletics 2 1 Football 2 2 Baseball 2 3 Basketball 3 Notable alumni 4 ReferencesHistory editCherokee High School was founded in 1925 as Cherokee Vocational High School as it was the first designated vocational school in Colbert County The school provides both academic and general diplomas and has dropped the Vocational part of the name The first graduating class consisted of 22 students The most recent class 2012 consisted of 54 graduating students The original high school building was located where the current gymnasium stands As the school expanded with the end of segregation in 1968 the old high school became the junior high school That building burned on January 21 1971 2 The original segregated school for African Americans became Cherokee Middle School and contained grades 5 through 8 That school closed at the end of the 2006 2007 school year and is being consolidated into Cherokee Elementary and Cherokee High Schools Athletics editCherokee High School is a member of the Alabama High School Athletic Association Class 1A The school colors are Blue and gold The school mascot is the Indians 3 Football edit Cherokee High School has been notable for its sports teams through the years Bud Mills 1950 1973 1989 is a member of the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame Mills had a career record of 152 81 4 during 25 years as a head coach Garner Ezell 1983 85 led the Indians to Area Championships twice in three years advancing to the Semi finals in the 1984 season and the Quarter finals in 1985 In 1985 the Indians recorded their first 12 win season while leading the area in most stats Gene Mitchell 1990 2001 led the Indians to 6 consecutive playoff appearances 1996 2001 and back to back Region Championships in 1998 99 In the 2015 2016 football season assistant principal Lymos McDonald took over as head coach The next season he led the boys to the first round of the state playoffs in 14 years In the first round of the playoffs the Indians fell to Suminton Christian Coach Lymos McDonald continues as head football coach now In the 2017 2018 football season the Indians fought their way all the way to the 3rd round of the 1A State Playoffs before falling to Pickens County Baseball edit From 1937 to 1950 not a lot has been found about Cherokee baseball From 1951 to 1973 the school did not field a baseball team Only the city league was available to the players In 1974 Bud Mills started baseball again at the school and have fielded a team every year since then Other than Mays and Mills Brad Bradford and Richard Phillips are the only former coaches to this point to lead the Indians Wade Turberville was the current coach of the Indians baseball team at that time Coach Richard Phillips along with his long time assistant Kenny Aycock amassed 403 career victories in 29 years as the head coach During those 29 years he also led the Indians to 16 Area Championships and 19 Play Off Appearances Of those 19 appearances 4 years ended in losses in the State Semi finals and 4 years ended as the State Runner Up 2002 was the last time the Indians made an appearance in the State Play offs They lost to Gordo in the State Semi Finals during that year In 2017 Jerry Long and Scotty James took over the varsity boys team and led them to the first round of the state playoffs since 2002 They won the first round but fell to Cedar Bluff in the second round Basketball edit The 2007 08 basketball team was ranked in the top 10 in the state for class 2A and led by long time assistant Kenny Aycock The 2008 2009 team made it to the playoffs and was three games away from making it to the state championship Notable alumni editThis article s list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia s verifiability policy Please improve this article by removing names that do not have independent reliable sources showing they merit inclusion in this article AND are alumni or by incorporating the relevant publications into the body of the article through appropriate citations October 2017 Senator Bobby Denton Cecil Dowdy University of Alabama football star during the coaching years of Paul Bear Bryant Bill Alexander Auburn University basketball player 1967 70 References edit a b c Cherokee High School National Center for Education Statistics Retrieved August 16 2021 CHEROKEE HIGH SCHOOL School and Community Contexts for Learning PDF Cherokee High School Archived from the original Adobe Acrobat on September 27 2007 Retrieved June 22 2007 Coaches Directory Cherokee High School 7H10 PDF Alabama High School Athletic Association 2006 2007 p 75 Archived from the original pdf on May 9 2007 Retrieved June 25 2007 34 45 56 N 87 57 48 W 34 76568 N 87 96320 W 34 76568 87 96320 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cherokee High School Alabama amp oldid 1216196300, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
